Protoform: GESE [PN] Slow
| Description: | Slow |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction: | Reconstructs to PN: Polynesian |
| Notes: | *1 Cf. PPN *gase-gase "weak, feeble" |
Pollex entries:
| Language | Reflex | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Futuna | Gese | Lent, lentement, tardif | (Gzl) |
| Luangiua | ŋase | Langsam. Slow (Smd). Phonologically Irregular | (Sar) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ngehe | Lazy, soft, yielding, peaceful Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Wms) |
| Niue | Gehe | To express discontent. To murmur in disapproval (McE). Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| Niue | Gehe | To express discontent. To murmur in disapproval (McE). Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Sph) |
| Nuguria | Tele/nehe | Slow | (Ray) |
| Rennellese | Ngese | Be slow, come or go slowly | (Ebt) |
| Samoan | Gese | Slow | (Prt) |
| Takuu | N/nase | (of a person, ship, etc.) Slow in responding, or bringing something; (of a watch or clock) slow in keeping time | (Mle) |
| Tokelau | Gehe | Be slow | (Sma) |
| Tongan | Ngehe/ngehe | Cool off (of sun) Uncertain Semantic Connection | (Cwd) |
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